New Orleans’ Expulsion Rate is Below the State Average

In 2014-15, the Student Hearing Office worked with schools, students, and advocates to refine expulsion policies for New Orleans. Discipline conferences are now used as an intervention prior to expulsion and are keeping more students in school. Additionally, student offenses are tiered based on severity of behavior to better differentiate consequences.

The Results:

The number of expulsions fell from 231 to 199, even as student enrollment across the city increased.

The expulsion rate dropped from 0.52% to 0.43%.

New Orleans’ expulsion rate is now below the 2014 state average.

Expulsion Rate*

New Orleans

0.43%

State

0.50%

*State data is from 2013-14 year. The state has not completed its full 2014-15 data entry and verification.

Expulsion Rates by District

District

2014-2015

2013-2014

Change

# Students

# Expelled

Rate

# Students

# Expelled

Rate

Change in #

Change in Rate

RSD

30,487

145

0.48%

30,220

198

0.66%

– 53

– 27%

OPSB

13,335

47

0.35%

12,514

29

0.23%

+ 18

+ 52%

OPSB Charter

10,008

17

0.17%

9,466

4

0.04%

+ 13

+ 302%

OPSB Direct Run

3,327

30

0.90%

3,048

25

0.82%

+ 5

+ 10%

BESE

1,981

7

0.35%

1,572

4

–

–

–

TOTAL

45,803

199

0.43%

44,306

231

0.52%

– 32

– 17%

Shout Outs!

Eight schools significantly lowered their number of expulsions (by 4 or more).